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NWDW 2021 – Day 1 & 2 (July 24th-25th)

Jul 26, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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Atlantic white-sided dolphin, boat watch, common dolphin, england, humpback whale, land watch, National Whale and Dolphin Watch, Northern Ireland, NWDW, NWDW2021, Risso's dolphin, scotland, sightings, volunteers, wales

Hello and welcome all to National Whale and Dolphin Watch Dairies 2021! Let’s take a look at the weekend highlights. July 24th-25th, 2021 There were 58 watches today; 17 in Scotland, 8 in Wales, 30 England, 1 in the Channel Islands, a

Cetaceans at the Surface

Mar 30, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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behaviour, bottlenose dolphin, breaching, foraging, humpback whale, socializing, surfacing

One of the main reasons we enjoy dolphin and whale watching is the unique behaviour that we can see from the surface. Imagine the deafening splash from a 30,000 kg breaching humpback, the rainbow mist created when a blue whale blows and surfaces, and the graceful leaps made by a

Unravelling the cetacean entanglement problem

Feb 22, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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bycatch, Entanglement, fishing gear, ghostfishing, Harbour porpoise, humpback whale, minke whale

Cetacean entanglement is a global issue. Cetaceans of all species can become entangled in active or discarded fishing gear or other marine debris. Animals that are unintentionally caught by active fishing gear are classified as ‘bycatch.’ Those that become wrapped up in abandoned fish

Humpback whales off the Northumberland coast!

Feb 04, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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extraordinary sighting, humpback whale, humpback whales, humpbacks, land watch, land-watches, landwatching, Northumberland, reginoal coordinator, regional coordinators

We have had a chat with Martin Kitching, Sea Watch Regional Coordinator for NE England, about the most recent humpback whale sighted in the region. Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae is a scarce species in north east England, with 15 records since 2006. Those 15 records are s

Whales in winter

Jan 27, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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beluga whale, cetaceans, homeotherms, humpback whale, humpback whales, humpbacks, right whale, winter

The weather has been particularly dreadful in the U.K this winter. To combat the cold, we snuggle up in cosy blankets and treat ourselves to hot cups of cocoa. But when January sea surface temperatures drop as low as 8.3 C off the coast of Shetland, how do whales stay warm? Whales and

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NWDW 2021 – Day 1 & 2 (July 24th-25th)

Cetaceans at the Surface

Unravelling the cetacean entanglement problem

Humpback whales off the Northumberland coast!

Whales in winter

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